About the Ceremony
For details on the ceremony, including academic costume, commencement participation, accommodations for those with disabilities, and parking, refer to the Graduate College Ceremony Information provided by Registration and Records.
Remarks from Past Commencements
December 2011
You are the world
Dr. Charles Wood
Lewis Lehr/3M University Professor, Biological Sciences
You are the world
Dr. Charles Wood
Lewis Lehr/3M University Professor, Biological Sciences
May 2011
Continuing your journey of discovery: accomplishment as the foundation for opportunity
Dr. Patrick Dussault
Charles Bessey Professor of Chemistry
Continuing your journey of discovery: accomplishment as the foundation for opportunity
Dr. Patrick Dussault
Charles Bessey Professor of Chemistry
December 2010
Nebraskans Leading the Way
Dr. Mary Uhl-Bien
Professor of Management, Howard Hawks Chair in Business Ethics and Leadership, and Co-Director of the Institute for Innovative Leadership
Nebraskans Leading the Way
Dr. Mary Uhl-Bien
Professor of Management, Howard Hawks Chair in Business Ethics and Leadership, and Co-Director of the Institute for Innovative Leadership
Art Does Not Come Easy
Dr. William G. Thomas, III
John and Catherine Angle Chair in the Humanities and Professor of History
An Education: What It Means
Dr. P. Stephen Baenziger
Eugene W. Price Distinguished Professor, Professor of Agronomy
December 2009
Stravinsky, a Monk, and a Waitress: Diverse Paths to a Scholarly Life
Dr. Margaret Jacobs
Director, Women's and Gender Studies
Professor, Department of History
Stravinsky, a Monk, and a Waitress: Diverse Paths to a Scholarly Life
Dr. Margaret Jacobs
Director, Women's and Gender Studies
Professor, Department of History
A life with endless starts riding upon your changing dreams
Dr. Mehrdad Negahban
Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Mechanics
The Height of Knowledge
Dr. Judy L. Walker
Professor of mathematics
December 2008
Dollars and Diplomas: What Makes Pieces of Paper so Valuable?
Dr. John E. Anderson
Baird Family Professor of Economics and Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration
Dollars and Diplomas: What Makes Pieces of Paper so Valuable?
Dr. John E. Anderson
Baird Family Professor of Economics and Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration
August 2008
The Diploma: Ten Words of Consequence
Dr. Miles Bryant
Professor of educational administration
The Diploma: Ten Words of Consequence
Dr. Miles Bryant
Professor of educational administration
